Palettes / Colors / #FCE3CE

#FCE3CE — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCE3CE is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the orange family.

#FCE3CE is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CFE8FC; it also sits naturally between #FCCFD1 and #FCFACF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 89% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 18% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FCE3CE

.text { color: #FCE3CE; }
.background { background-color: #FCE3CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCE3CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 227, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCE3CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 227, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCE3CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 227, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCE3CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCE3CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFE8FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCE3CE: #000000.

How #FCE3CE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCE3CE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCE3CD  ·  #FCE3CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCE3CE?

#FCE3CE is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 227, 206). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCE3CE?

#FCE3CE is RGB 252, 227, 206 — HSL 27°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 18%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCE3CE?

Its complement is #CFE8FC; analogous partners are #FCCFD1 and #FCFACF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCE3CE for text?

Black text on #FCE3CE has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.